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Written question asked by Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 26 January 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 February 2009. It was answered by Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Labour) on Monday, 23 February 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Apprentices

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many 16 to 19 year-olds have been recruited into apprenticeships in each of the last three years.
Answer

[holding answer 2 February 2009]: Table 1 shows the number of apprenticeship starts for 16 to 19-year-olds (based on age at start of course), in each of the last three academic years. This information was published in a statistical first release on 18 December 2008.

Table 1: Number of apprenticeship starts for 16 to 19-year-olds
2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
Age at start
16 33,200 33,200 33,300
17 33,300 35,800 36,400
18 32,500 36,200 37,300
19 22,100 23,400 26,100
Total 16 to 19-year-old apprenticeship starts 121,000 128,500 133,100
All apprenticeship starts 175,000 184,400 224,800
Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. 2. Age is based on age at the start of the course.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
488 c439W; 252902
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Apprentices
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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